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Area of Science:

  • Genetics
  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics

Background:

  • Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identify genetic associations with traits but covariate adjustment can bias results.
  • Two-sample Mendelian randomisation (MR) uses GWAS data to infer causal effects, but is vulnerable to bias from adjusted GWAS.
  • Multivariable MR (MVMR) extends MR by incorporating multiple exposures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and validate the use of MVMR to correct bias in MR studies arising from covariate adjustment in GWAS.
  • To demonstrate how MVMR can recover unbiased estimates of direct effects when covariates are included in the analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized MVMR by including the covariate used in GWAS adjustment as an additional exposure.
  • Applied the method to estimate effects of systolic blood pressure on type-2 diabetes and waist circumference on systolic blood pressure.
  • Employed analytical and simulation approaches to evaluate bias correction.

Main Results:

  • MVMR successfully recovered unbiased effect estimates for the exposure of interest when either exposure or outcome GWAS data was covariate-adjusted.
  • Analytical and simulation results confirmed the effectiveness of MVMR in bias correction.
  • Identified key parameters influencing the degree of bias in MR due to GWAS covariate adjustment.

Conclusions:

  • MVMR is a robust method for correcting bias in MR studies caused by covariate adjustment in GWAS.
  • Including the covariate as an additional exposure in MVMR allows for unbiased estimation of the primary exposure's direct effect.
  • While the primary effect is unbiased, the estimated effect of the covariate itself in the MVMR model may be biased.